She was old, 98.5 years old, so it didn’t come as a BIG surprise – but it happened so fast – one day she was bright alert and on the go – the next one she is no more.

Me and Grandma have a lot of history that is very dear to me, I’ve spent a great part of my childhood visiting her and Grandpa in their yellow house (that was sold when after Grandpa died 17 years ago). My Grandma was a woman with a strong opinion about just about everything, we spent a lot of time discussing issues of all kinds. Sometimes we disagreed greatly, usually we both got a lot to think about after debating. Most often we found some common ground in the end, and there was little or no hard feelings afterward. I think that was because we both loved each other deeply; no disagreement could change that!! After I started working as a pastor and moved away from home we haven’t had time to discuss all kinds of topics, but we have (off course) talked about church and theological issues, as she grew older she got a  bit milder and it was more a conversation than a discussion. I’m going to miss talking with her!!!

My Grandma had a great sense of humor and she laughed often.

Over the next week or so I’ll be using this blog to help me remember stuff about my Grandmother. It’s a nice way to gather my thoughts and find what  I think should be said in her funeral (I promised to help my mom with that). I guess I’ll be showing off a few photos as well as I have already.